FW: I was just notified part of my message was bounced?

mike havens bmike1 at gmail.com
Mon Oct 13 18:53:58 MST 2008


thanks Lisa..... I think I should get a current version. Mine is about
5 ydars old.

On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 9:17 PM, Lisa Kachold <lisakachold at obnosis.com> wrote:
> PHLAK is based on Morphix
>
> Here's the Forums for that Auto Networking Question:
> http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=phlak
>
> I can't attest to how much "good stuff" current tools PHLAK has, but that's
> the best source for your networking issues, beyond verifying the OSI stack
> connection (suggested below).
>
> For your current PHLAK network issues, follow OSI troubleshooting:
> 1 - do you have a device - dmesg? 2 - do you have link light?
> 3 - do you have an ip address - ifconfig -a ?
> 4 - do you have a dns issue - ping apple.com?
>
> You can use a Fedora Core or Ubuntu LiveCD with the new persistence via USB
> key options.  If you like you can hand install whatever security tools you
> want!  A LiveCD for security labs is generally just for network and linux
> security professional use to protect your regular distro and allow you setup
> things like HoneyPots, Snort Servers, sniffers, scanners or TARGETS (that
> can't exactly be accidently "hurt" outside of mounting /dev/hda).
>
> Backtrack comes with all the best tools available on Knoppix STD - but old
> school security users really prefer Knoppix STD, since it's usually used for
> learning.  Many security professionals build their own LiveCD tools -
> Knoppix STD (or any ISO) can be ISO loop mounted to add drivers for your
> ethernet, wireless card and  Xorg.conf (tested to work with your monitor and
> laptop Video cards) and added before burning.  With ISO build experience, or
> a simple HowTo, 4 hours build and 4 test burns and you will have a nice
> tool!
>
> Netcat, Hydra, honeypot, aircrack, nmap, snort, iptables can be apt-get/yun
> or rpm installed in any Linux distro.
>
> We just use LiveCD's at the Hackfests to play with security tools while
> semi-protecting our regular systems.
>
> Doesn't mean you can't install or use Fedora Core or Ubuntu (which allows
> you to also use a USB key with the LiveCD to save your settings in a
> persistent state)? But I think you missed an InstallFest yesterday!
>
> FedoraCore 9 and Kubuntu are easier to install, since they have more
> drivers; and easier to expand, giving you a FireFox 3.0 updated browser,
> etc.
>
> (Not going to be too secure for you using PHLAX with an old URI, UTF
> encoding, PDF and XSS exploitable port 80/443 tunnel right past your
> OS/networking to allow people to cruise through your protected browser
> cache, saved passwords (including router passwords), and even change system
> settings?
>
> I have a Compaq Presario 1235/1236/1237/1238/1240/1250 Series Original Quick
> Restore if anyone would like to setup a Laptop under old Microsoft for fun?
> It is supposed to work in VMWare running on a Nix box too?
>
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: mike havens <bmike1 at gmail.com>
>>
>> Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:16:05
>> To: <PLUG-discuss at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>; <flux-announce at mail.flux.org>
>> Subject: I was just notified part of my message was bounced?
>>
>>
>> As you all know I am now trapped in the world of windows. I sat down
>> with a couple of old bootable distros of the Linux ilk and started the
>> laptop. The first one (Security Tools Distribution) started fine but
>> after a few minutes the mouse stops working. Then I started Mepis.
>> That one would not start at all. Last of all was Professional Hackers
>> Linux Assault Kit. That one starts and the mouse stopped working once
>> but upon restart all was good. Then I was thinking about hooking up to
>> the internet but that was a no-go. It seems that it didn't want to
>> auto-detect the network which windows has no problem detecting. How do
>> I get Linux to auto-detect it?
>>
>> Then I was thinking of traveling with Linux on the laptop and thinking
>> that the broadband card I bought in Phoenix would not work on the
>> Linux box (I know that where I bought it has no relevance here) but
>> was greatly relieved when I did a little research:
>> http://www.sierrawireless.com/faq/ShowFAQ.aspx?ID=601
>> <http://www.sierrawireless.com/faq/ShowFAQ.aspx?ID=601>
>>
>>
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